I wrote a review (no spoilers in it, don't worry). I considered creating a dedicated thread, but felt more comfortable slipping it in to an existing discussion, rather than it being the object of it (as it's a long read). People can always like this post and keep it at the top if interested. [spoiler] Noting your focus on Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic, I ended up giving Star Trek 3*s and Into Darkness 4*s. Initially I had it at 4.5*s, in order to better distinguish its significant improvement over the original, but I ended up editing it down, as I wasn't completely sure so erred on the side of caution. I hate the need to boil down to ratings, seeing as they are so subjective. A 7 might seem good to one person, while another will look at nothing less than 9 (it doesn't help every half-decent triple A hits this now, leading to score inflation perception). Anyway, I'm ranting. Please feel free to give it a read, and let me know of your views. You can also yell at me too, Crazzy, if you think it should have been kept at 4.5.[/spoiler]